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ECB could raise interest rates back to zero this year – Wunsch
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could raise interest rates back to zero already this year to fight high inflation, Belgian central bank chief Pierre Wunsch said in a magazine interview...
Apr 05, 2022
Bank of America to bring workers back to office by June 1 -Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America told staff earlier this week that it plans to bring workers back to offices by June 1, including those who are not vaccinated, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Staff...
Apr 05, 2022
Mexico’s vaquita porpoise on the brink as illegal fishing bites
By Carolina Pulice SAN FELIPE, Mexico (Reuters) - Three months after the Mexican government and a non-profit group launched a new campaign to save the vaquita porpoise, there has been little improveme...
Apr 05, 2022
IFC to keep pace of investments in Brazil with environmental focus
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private-sector arm, is expected to maintain the pace of its environment-focused investments in Brazil regardless of ...
Apr 05, 2022
Mexico asks U.S. to coordinate on tamping down food inflation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed concern about food inflation and asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to work with Mexico to curb the impact of ...
Apr 05, 2022
Man arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man faces several charges for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman last week. Peoria County court records indicate Thomas Jackson, 54, is facing charges of Aggrava...
Apr 05, 2022
Cuba struggles to buy fuel as imports from Venezuela dwindle -data
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) - Cuba is struggling to cover a fuel deficit as imports from Venezuela and other countries remain below historical levels and global prices boosted by Russia's invasion o...
Apr 05, 2022
Pritzker signs COVID-19-related measure regarding sick time for school employees
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill that gives teachers vaccinated against COVID-19 all the sick leave they’d need if the virus hits their families. “...
Apr 05, 2022
White House launches national plan to address long COVID
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a national action plan to be developed by the U.S. health department to tackle the looming hea...
Apr 05, 2022
Top U.S. Senate Republican: Passing COVID aid requires border amendment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Democrats will need to agree to a vote on an amendment to preserve Title 42 border restrictions in exchange fo...
Apr 05, 2022
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